Which to use
“unresolved” and “unsolved” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,728
- “unresolved” frequency rank
- #20,256
- “unsolved” frequency rank
- 39984
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unresolved | unsolved |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | For which no solution has been found. | Not yet solved. |
Letter map: unresolved vs unsolved
Shared letters muted; letters that set unresolved and unsolved apart highlighted. Shared run: 8.
Pair insight - unresolved / unsolved
unresolved and unsolved are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39984, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unresolved is recorded at frequency rank #19,728, classified as anadj. unsolved is at rank #20,256, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ʌnˈsɒlvd/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 39984, this pair ranks #271,699 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of unresolved vs unsolved
Shared letters: delnosuv. Private to "unresolved": r. Private to "unsolved": -.
"unresolved" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC · "unsolved" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- unresolved ← nuresolved · unersolved · unnresolved · unreoslved · unresloved · unresolevd · unresollved · unresolvde
- unsolved ← nusolved · unnsolved · unoslved · unsloved · unsolevd · unsollved · unsolvde · unsolvedd
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "unresolved" and "unsolved" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "unresolved" vs "unsolved" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "unresolved" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unsolved" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #271,699 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unresolved" and "unsolved" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unmoved vs unsolved". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #271,699 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.